# Views of Most Viewed ABC World News Tonight Episode This Week (Aug 10-16)
- Will the most viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the week of August 10 - August 16 have fewer than 7 million viewers?<1¢
- Will the most viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the week of August 10 - August 16 have between 7 million and 7.5 million viewers?1¢
- Will the most viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the week of August 10 - August 16 have between 7.5 million and 8 million viewers?17¢
- Will the most viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the week of August 10 - August 16 have between 8 million and 8.5 million viewers?17¢
- Will the most viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the week of August 10 - August 16 have between 8.5 million and 9 million viewers?68¢
- Will the most viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the week of August 10 - August 16 have between 9 million and 9.5 million viewers?<1¢
- Will the most viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the week of August 10 - August 16 have between 9.5 million and 10 million viewers?4¢
- Will the most viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the week of August 10 - August 16 have at least 10 million viewers?<1¢
Nielsen updates its Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart on Thursdays, reflecting U.S. TV viewership data from the previous week (Monday-Sunday). This market will resolve according to the number of U.S. viewers (Persons 2+ average total viewers, P2+) of the highest viewed episode of ABC World News Tonight for the Week of August 10 - August 16, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart. This market will resolve based on the first official estimate reported by Nielsen. Any later revisions or retractions will have no bearing on resolution. If the specified show does not appear on the final chart for the specified week, this market will resolve to the lowest bracket. If the data for the specified week is entirely unreleased by 11:59 PM ET on the second Thursday following the specified week, this market will resolve according to the lowest bracket. If the data for the specified week remains partially published (i.e. excluding certain days of the week) by that time, or if only some episodes of ABC World News Tonight appear on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve based on the viewership data available at that point. If the reported number of viewers falls exactly between two brackets, this market will resolve to the higher range bracket. This market will resolve according to Nielsen’s P2+ viewership statistic for the specified week, as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, regardless of any future changes in methodology. If Nielsen ceases to publish the P2+ viewership statistic on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart, this market will resolve to the lowest range bracket. The resolution source for this market will be information from Nielsen, specifically their P2+ viewership statistic as reported on the Linear TV Top 10 Total Chart (see: https://www.nielsen.com/data-center/top-ten/#television).
ABC World News Tonight’s viewership for the week of August 10-16 is anchored by heavy coverage of the deadly 7.4-magnitude Colombia earthquake that struck early in the period, driving rescue updates and international response stories across multiple episodes. Severe Midwest storms, a Trump executive order altering childhood vaccine recommendations, and a widespread salmonella recall tied to jalapeño products added sustained domestic interest, keeping the newscast in its typical 8-plus-million range. Recent Nielsen data show the program averaging 8.339 million total viewers the prior week and maintaining its long streak as the top evening newscast, with traders seeing the quake as a modest lift rather than a ratings spike. The 8.5m–9m band leads at 60.5% implied probability because these events align with historical patterns for disaster-driven weeks without the heavier domestic political or election-cycle tailwinds that push numbers higher. Final live-plus-same-day figures expected shortly will determine the exact outcome.